Free Gardening and Self Sufficiency Books

[three4]

I found these links on another forum and thought that some of you might be interested in them.  Feel free to pass it along.


These are what I consider to be, essential or very helpful books and information (all free downloads) for the times we're living in and coming into rapidly.


Gardening, Wild Foraging and Self Sufficiency

The City People's Book Of Raising Food
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8103864/The-Ci...ising-Food

Encyclopedia of country living Carla Emery
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6449578/Encycl...arla-Emery

The complete book of self sufficiency by John Seymour
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6449749/The-co...hn-Seymour

Vegetable Gardening Encyclopedia With Special Herb Section
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6412280/Vegeta...rb-Section

Gardening Without Irrigation - Dry Farming
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8300483/Garden...ry-Farming

Intensive Gardening For Profit And Self Sufficiency
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8301731/Intens...ufficiency

Joy of Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2296631/Joy-of-Gardening

Indoor Gardening Secrets
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6253964/Indoor...ng-Secrets

Wild Edibles - Nutrition & Medicine
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8100611/Wild-E...n-Medicine

Herbal Manual - Herbal Medicine 1936
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8069412/Herbal...l-Medicine

Culpeper's The Complete Herbal
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8067154/Culpep...l-Medicine

Edible And Medicinal Plants
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8150505/Edible...l-Medicine

survival - how to make herbal preparations
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6535757/surviv...eparations

Edible Rooftop Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7797894/Edible...-Gardening

Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Vol. 1 - K. Peter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7524448/Handbo...d-CRC-2001

Handbook of Herbs and Spices, Vol. 2 - K. Peter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7524451/Handbo...d-CRC-2004

Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2390089/Culina...-Kains-M-G

How-To Hydroponics - A HowTo Guide to Soilfree Gardening
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3858026/HowTo-...-Gardening

bill mollison - permaculture design course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5030/bill-moll...ign-course

Saving Your Own Vegetable Seeds
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226547/PROD6S...able-Seeds

Organic Gardener's Composting by Steve Solomon
http://www.scribd.com/doc/884545/Organic...ve-Solomon

Growing & Curing Tobacco
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8227028/Growin...ng-Tobacco

Organic Tobacco Production
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226885/Organi...Production

grow organic potatoes
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2548574/growing-potatoes

Home Composting Bins
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8330632/Home-Composting-Bins

Organic Insecticides For The Garden; Home & Garden
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8226741/Organi...des-Garden

Barrel-ponics
http://www.fastonline.org/images/manuals...manual.pdf

An Integrated Fish Culture Hydroponic Vegetable Production System
http://www.fastonline.org/images/manuals...system.pdf

The One Straw Revolution _excellent (no tilling or plowing) permaculture
http://ebooks.du.ac.in/edu-resources/Res...estraw.pdf




Food Preservation Cooking, Canning, Curing, etc.

Preserving Food: Drying Fruits And Vegetables - Nutrition
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8086473/Preser...-Nutrition

Complete Guide To Home Canning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8078550/Comple...-Nutrition

Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry, & Fish Safely
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8090308/Cannin...-Nutrition

Preparing And Canning Fermented Food And Pickled Vegetables
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8084385/Prepar...-Nutrition

Every Step in Canning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/934987/Every-Step-in-Canning

Small-Scale Food Drying Technologies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8429418/SmallS...chnologies

Field Care Of Harvested Big Game
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8757590/Field-...d-Big-Game

How To Build A Wood-Fired Oven & Start A Home Bakery
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8451084/Building-A-Bread-Oven

Solar Cookers - Natural Living
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8102008/Solar-...ral-Living

Earth-Friendly Cooking Technologies
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8347607/EarthF...chnologies

Solar Distillation & Water Purification
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8334119/Solar-...rification

Rain Water Harvesting
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7145044/Rain-Water-Harvesting

How To Make An Upesi Stove
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8333387/How-To...pesi-Stove

Wood Conserving Cook Stoves - A Design Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9171909/Wood-C...sign-Guide

How To Make Liquor With Fruit And Berries
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8307739/How-To...nd-Berries

Cheese Making Made Easy
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8944050/Cheese...-Made-Easy

Cheese Making
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8307365/Cheese-Making

Canning Meat, Wild Game, Poultry, & Fish Safely
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8090308/Cannin...-Nutrition



Heating, Energy and Fuel

Solar Water Heaters
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9173638/Solar-...s-In-Nepal

Water as Fuel
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4123662/Water-as-Fuel

Run Car on Water - stanley meyer resonant electrolysis cell system collection
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4110288/Run-Ca...collection

Homemade Batteries [2003, 14 Pages]
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3921621/Homema...3-14-Pages

Wind Energy Systems
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450845/Wind-Energy-Systems

Wood Burning Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8096896/Wood-B...ral-Living

Oil Drum Stove For Cooking And Water Heating
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450853/Oil-Dr...er-Heating

Water Power For The Farm
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9165207/Water-...r-The-Farm

Pumping Water For Irrigation Using Solar Energy
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8617302/Pumpin...lar-Energy

Generator Power For The Homestead
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153427/Genera...-Homestead

How To Make Biodiesel Fuel
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153517/How-To...iesel-Fuel

Build Your Own Biogas Generator
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8679538/Build-...-Generator

Using A Biogas Digester
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8337831/Using-...s-Digester



Livestock

Small-Scale Chicken Production
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8422107/SmallS...Production

The Homesteader's Handbook To Raising Small Livestock
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8680857/The-Ho...-Livestock

A Poultry Mini-Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8258787/A-Poultry-MiniManual

Small-Scale Freshwater Fish Farming
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8429562/SmallS...sh-Farming

Poultry a Practical Guide _Very old, Very excellent comprehensive guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8942814/Poultr...ical-Guide

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Medicine

Holistic & Alternative Medicine 101
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6311011/Holist...dicine-101

Herbal/Medical Contraindications_ Using herbal remedies and pharma products: interactions
http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/HerbMedContra1.pdf

Herbal Formulas for Clinic and Home
http://www.swsbm.com/ManualsMM/Formulary2.pdf

First Aid Full Manual FM21-11
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4089404/First-...ual-FM2111

Where There is No Dentist - Murray Dickson
http://www.scribd.com/doc/408523/Where-T...ay-Dickson

Where There Is No Doctor - A Village Health Care Handbook - David Werner
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6408748/Where-...er-Rev1992

Wilderness Medicine Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8149708/Wilder...ine-Course

Healing Pets With Alternative Medicine
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8515671/Healin...e-Medicine

Physicians Desk Reference: Herbal Medicines
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7354348/Herbal-PDRsmall

How To Treat and Heal Your Pet at Home?
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2374175/How-To...et-at-Home

ONE MINERAL CAN HELP _Potassium Iodide
http://www.nogw.com/download/_07_sski.pdf

Ditch Medicine - Advanced Field Procedures For Emergencies (1993)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2205119/Ditch-...ncies-1993



Survival Manuals and Info

Compact Survival Kits
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8698084/Compact-Survival-Kits

SAS Survival Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6723318/SAS-Survival-Guide

Wilderness Survival (FM 21-76)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8085776/Wilder...l-FM-2176-

Nuclear War Survival Skills
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2932392/Nuclea...val-Skills

USMC Winter Survival Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2960322/USMC-W...val-Course

US Marine Corps Summer Survival Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2960529/US-Mar...val-Course

Survival Attitude
http://www.scribd.com/doc/4020001/Survival-Attitude

NUCLEAR CONTAMINATION AVOIDANCE
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6147889/NUCLEA...-AVOIDANCE

Kearny Homemade Fallout Meter
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3082604/Kearny...lout-Meter

survival - personal wilderness medical kit
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6535775/surviv...edical-kit




Building Related  Survival Shelters and More

Seven Survival Shelters That Could Save your life!
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3007857/Seven-...-your-life

Building With Stone And Earth - Part 1
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331565/Buildi...rth-Part-1

Building With Stone And Earth - Part 2
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331631/Buildi...rth-Part-2

Barn Plans And Out-Buildings (1886)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8342942/Barn-P...dings-1886

How to build your own underground home
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5504156/How-to...oney-secur

The Complete Book of Underground Houses How To
http://www.scribd.com/doc/5902364/-Underground-Homes

The Manual of Free Energy devices and systems
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3152210/the-ma...nd-systems



Communication

The Complete Manual Of Pirate Radio
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608511/The-Co...rate-Radio

Crystal Radio Project
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608892/Crystal-Radio-Project

Field Antenna Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8608089/Field-...a-Handbook

Shortwave Radio _Build Your Own
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6472690/Shortwave-Radio

A Handbook On Shortwave Radio And LEO Sattelite Communication
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8375638/A-Hand...munication

Shortwave 101 - How To Listen To World Radio
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9614280/Shortw...orld-Radio

Shortwave Radio Networking When Phones Fail
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3195783/Shortw...hones-Fail





Other Skills and Useful Info

The Foxfire Books are simply some of the best old time skills books around!
Foxfire One
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961411/Foxfire-One

Foxfire Two
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961376/Foxfire-Two

Foxfire Three
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8961322/Foxfire-Three

Foxfire Four
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/The-Fo...-Volume-05

The Foxfire Five
http://www.scribd.com/doc/6476078/The-Fo...-Volume-05

Water Well Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9165499/Water-Well-Manual

Windmill Construction Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9614230/Windmi...ion-Manual

Sharpening Small Tools
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9231295/Sharpe...mall-Tools

Farm Shop And Equipment
This publication offers suggested assortment of tools, special tools, and how to keep and care for them.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9153426/Farm-S...-Equipment

Tools For Agriculture - A Guide To Appropriate Equipment
Appropriate Equipment For Small Farms
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8681208/Tools-...Equipment-

Soapmaking - How To Make Soap
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8304654/Soapma...-Make-Soap

Village Technology Handbook
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8681380/Villag...y-Handbook

W.F. Vickery, Advanced Gunsmithing, 1940
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8697640/Advanced-Gunsmithing-

Manual Of Bicycle Repair
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9452394/Manual...cle-Repair

The Formula Manual
Make your own recipes for almost everything other than food.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9452986/The-Formula-Manual

Land Clearing
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450761/Land-Clearing

Axe Manual of Peter McLaren
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9356136/Axe-Ma...er-McLaren

Crosscut Saw Manual
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9450723/Crosscut-Saw-Manual

Basic Plumbing Skills
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8604200/Basic-Plumbing-Skills

Basic Plumbing Course
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8603975/Basic-Plumbing-Course

Hoppe's Guide To Gun Care
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8457633/Guide-To-Gun-Care-

Pistol Preventative Maintenance Guide
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8457777/Pistol...ance-Guide

Emergency Sanitation At Home
Interesting DoD publication from 1958
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8259039/Emerge...on-At-Home

Spinning With Simple Tools
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8452139/Spinin...mple-Tools

Introduction To Spinning
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8451949/Introd...To-Spining

Natural Dyeing Of Textiles
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8337045/Natura...f-Textiles

Handloom Construction
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3799907/Handloom-Construction

Blacksmithing Basics
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8336508/Blacksmithing-Basics

Practical Blacksmithing 1891
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8802150/Practi...thing-1891

Farm Blacksmithing 1921
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8802051/Farm-B...thing-1921

Alternatives To Portland Cement
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8331447/Altern...and-Cement

How To Make Candles
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8304539/Candle...ke-Candles

Candle Making
http://www.scribd.com/doc/8303763/Candle-Making


This is a great resource site for homesteaders, people interested in sustainability and survival techniques. There is so much here that the site deserves its own listing.
Downloading directly from the site is free, but does require sign up and some information (including info on what you plan on doing with the materials provided). It's worth it!
http://www.itdg.org/

This is yet another almost incredible information resource for all things homestead. It will take time, but is well worth the dig and everything is available for free download.
http://www.fastonline.org/content/view/12/26/

Well-behaved women rarely make history

[DreamTime]

Wow, Three4,

Thank you for all the very useful information and for the time you took to post it here.

[Astrojewels]

Yes dido Three4, do you use any of these methods?

[Zvezdica]

wow such a long list of links but is really useful..thanks
will look at them